The Second Woman

In a spectacular durational performance lasting 24 hours, Wiebke Puls repeats a single scene 100 times. Opposite her, 100 different individuals from Munich play her male counterpart. Multiple cameras capture the subtle differences between each variation of the scene, rendering visible the minute nuances in the performers’ expressions. As each random actor changes the scene’s meaning, they all have one thing in common: whether you stay for an hour or 24 hours, the relentless potency of gendered power becomes etched in your memory.